Electrocardiographically Gated Blood-Pool SPECT and Left Ventricular Function: Comparative Value of 3 Methods for Ejection Fraction and Volume Estimation
Doumit Daou,
François Harel,
Badia O. Helal,
Thierry Fourme,
Patrice Colin,
Rachida Lebtahi,
Denis Mariano-Goulart,
Marc Faraggi,
Michel Slama and
Dominique Le Guludec
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bichat Hospital, Paris; Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Clamart; and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France

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FIGURE 1. Linear correlation (AC) and BlandAltman analysis (DF) of equilibrium radionuclide angiography GBPS processing methods vs. planarLAO method for LVEF calculation. ser = SE of the regression.
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FIGURE 2. Linear correlation (AC) and BlandAltman analysis (DF) of equilibrium radionuclide GBPS processing methods vs. LV Rx angiography for LV volume calculation. ser = SE of the regression.
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